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Reading: Do you/Did you Read to your Children?

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 23 May 19

I love to read and always have. I associate this love to being read to as a child. My mother also taught me how to treasure and appreciate books. I remember when my cousins used to come to visit from out of town. They would...

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Every night my daughter wants to read

mysticmaggie @mysticmaggie (2498) • United States 27 Feb 12

together with me. I love reading with her. There are some nights, however, when I have a migraine or, with her dad being so very ill, I'm just exhausted and don't feel up to it. This brings on a boatload of guilt at not having...

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Reading to your children !

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 26 Jun 10

I would imagine were I to say The Very Hungry Caterpillarmany of you reading this discussion will remember having this book read to you as a child - I certainly remember reading it to all my children (and the eldest is now...

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the very hungry caterpillar

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Importance of reading to children

bamakelly @bamakelly (5191) • United States 28 Jan 09

I have learned that there is a very big importance of reading to pre school children. I believe that it will help them be good readers when they grow up. Do you agree with this idea?

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Reading to children

makingpots @makingpots (11915) • United States 22 Nov 08

I love reading to children... groups of children, my own child, anyone child who will listen. I enjoy doing voices and being dramatic. Most of all I enjoy creating suspense and watching little faces long to hear what is coming...

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Reading The Bible...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 17 Nov 08

I love reading the Bible but I run into a problem. All the thee’s and thou’s and begot’s confuse the heck out of me. Don’t get me wrong I’m not ignorant or anything I just have a hard time following them. I don’t normally speak or...

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What are your children's favorite books?

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 6 Nov 08

My youngest son is almost 16 years old. A couple of weeks ago, we were at the bookstore together and he appeared at my elbow holding a copy of a child's picture book - Owl Babies - and begged me to buy it for him. His reason? It...

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reading - the ultimate knowledge.

lenkajyoti @lenkajyoti (249) • India 4 Jun 08

Rapid decline in reading habit is robbing the society,especially the younger generation,of intellectual developement.Knowledge acquired through book has no replacement and parents should inculcate the habit of reading among...

develope the habit of reading

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Embarrassed of reading "Children's Books"

wrld_n_harmony @wrld_n_harmony (695) • United States 26 Apr 08

So I'm currently reading the children's series "Spiderwick Chronicles." I got interested in reading this series when I saw the movie trailer on TV, and I'm a huge fan of reading the books before seeing the movie. SO I go down to...

spiderwick chronicles

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Do You Read to Your Kids?

jfeets726 @jfeets726 (775) • United States 21 Apr 08

Do you read to your kids? If so, how often? I read to my daughter, who is four, before she goes to bed every night, but we also read a couple of stories during the day. I have been reading to her since she was born. As...

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What age was your child when you first started reading story books to them?

kiran1978 @kiran1978 (4134) • Australia 11 Mar 08

They say that children learn the most in their lives before the age of three. Therefore i believe it is crucial to start reading to children at an early age. I was thinking today I might start reading to my 1 week old baby, have...

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Book It! program from Pizza Hut

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 28 Feb 08

I was not sure if I should put this under pizza, reading, or children. My son's school does the Book It! program from Pizza Hut. Every month from December to March the kids get a coupon for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut...

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Can any one help? I need a peer to proof read

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 3 Feb 08

Hi friends, I am always told that it is better to have someone proof-read your paper before submitting it. So if anyone out there would be so kind to help I owuld appreciate it. The requirements were to write a three paragraph...

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How much/often do you read to your children?

betsyraeduke @betsyraeduke (2669) • United States 14 Dec 07

Reading to your children is not an activity that should be saved just for bedtime nor just for very young children. This is something that should be done as often as possible and for as long as the child will allow you to. Reading...

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Reading To Children

gishpar @gishpar (34) • United States 26 Jun 07

Hi: I am wondering how many of you read to a child. I don't have any children in my home and I am thinking of having a time where I could invite children over for a read or maybe have a reading time at our church or at the park...

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reading

suzzs02 @suzzs02 (631) • United States 21 Apr 07

do you read to your child every night, does he or she have a favorite book that you know by heart, i think reading to children is the greatest gift you can give next to love infact by doing that your showing love, and your child...

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A Book is like a garden carried in the pocket ---Chinese proverb

arlerambabu @arlerambabu (1079) • India 5 Jan 07

A good book is the best friend: books open pathways to new worlds. Children who don't read perform more poorly in school and miss out on a profound source of pleasure and inspiration There is power in the written word, reading...

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Did any of your parents read to you when you were young?

rawpoet @rawpoet (2045) • United States 5 Dec 06

If so, do you remember any favorites? Even nursey rhymes? My mother read to me more than my father, and I just love Mother Goose. I still have the book today.

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